Cyber Crime: EFCC Arrests Two Music Producers, Four Other Suspects In Akwa Ibom

Two music producers and four others have been arrested by operatives of the Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Akwa Ibom State, over their alleged involvement in cyber crimes.

The music producers are John Obot and Odok Valentine.

The others are: Emdiong Iwoenang; Christian Alvan Okechukwu, Innocent Japhet and Edem Uwana.

EFCC’ Spokesman, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

According to Oyewale, the suspects were arrested recently at their apartment located on 3 Ring Road, off Shelter Afrique, Uyo.

He listed items recovered from them at the point of arrest to include five laptops; 11 mobile phones; one grey -coloured Mazda ill car; a black- coloured Lexus ES 350; and a silver- coloured Toyota Camry car.

The anti-graft agency spokesman added: “Forensic analyses of the five laptops and 11 phones recovered from them revealed evidence of their various levels of involvement in cyber crimes.

“Based on the incriminating evidence against them, they all owned up and made confessional statements.

“They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”